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12 years ago

Hi all, again thank you for the compliments. :o)

To answer your question "crackingtheconcrete"; "Out of curiosity, what do you do about rust? Do your temperatures eventually get cold enough for it to die?"

In this climate (Very much like Florida US), it is difficult to control rust with out fungicides? ( as the temperatures are too high to kill off the fungus) though haven noticed while plants are growing in fall-spring, the rust is not much of a problem, though as soon as the flower season gets under-way (in cases where plants are prone to rust) the plants develop rust & loose foliage.

This season I am going to feed the plants a compound called 'mono potassium phosphate' which is a source of potassium & phosphorus, to see if it will slow the onset of rust??

Also each year I discard all the very rust prone plants or in some cases use them to breed with rust tolerant plants to see if I can produce rust prone plants of the same color & form like "Borne To Run", & "Peppermint Delight".

Now for images of plants out today;

Cool Elegance;

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Happy Hooligan seedling;

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LBB x PD seedling 1 & 2;

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Kokopelli first spider out;

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London Calling;

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Malaysian Marketplace;

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Peppermint Delight;

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Alstromeria dwarf hybrids;

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An image of one of my daylily beds;

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Sarracenia;

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allan

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marricgardens
12 years ago
Wonderful plants! I love Cool Elegance more every time I see her. Look at the buds left to open! Your seedlings are very nice to, hard to pick which one like best but I think the Happy Hooligan seedling is my favorite. I like all of them. What do you use to mulch your daylilies? Does it do a good job of keeping down the weeds? The Alstromerias are also very nice. Thanks for posting. Marg
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organic_kitten
12 years ago
How pretty everything looks. It is a shame you are having to battle rust. I have read that Heritage is the only thing that actually really kills rust off, but it is extremely expensive.

I really like Your Happy Hooligan seedling, and of course Malaysian Marketplace, and Peppermint Delight.

I have never seen Alstromeria anywhere but in commercial bouquets.

Thank you for sharing your beauties.
kay
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crackingtheconcrete
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Nice!! London Calling is catching my eye most today, daylily-wise, but I really like the Lbbx PD seedlings a lot :)
The fuschia alstromeria and pitcher plants are fantastic!!!! Wow!! :)
Hope you can get the rust out, or keep it at bay :)
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Maryl (Okla. Zone 7a)
12 years ago
Have to admit that the Sarracenia takes first place with me. If I remember they are considered "bog" plants. Are they hard to grow? ........I like the variegated foliage on the Alstromeria too......The Happy Hooligan seedling catches my eye as does, of course, Malaysian Marketplace which always seems to wow.......Maryl
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jean_ar
12 years ago
you have some very nice blooms there, but my favorite is melaysisn marketplace.your daylily beds sure looks real niceand the other plants,, too

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sherryocala
12 years ago
Allan, lovely everything! I do like HAPPY HOOLIGAN the best though. Your beds are so nice and orderly. I'll make a note of that since I'll soon be planting new ones. Hope you get your rust under control.

Sherry

Here is a link that might be useful: If only sweat were irrigation...
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Waitforspring
12 years ago
Your daylilies look great. My favorites are Cool Elegance and your seedlings. Your beds are so neat and well spaced! Wish mine looked that neat. I really like the alstromerias--especially the last one.
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Nancy
12 years ago
Your sarracenia is great, I've seen the plants on line, but never any that looked that good. My favorite daylily is Malaysian Marketplace, it has been the one that really catches my eye this year, but I still really like Peppermint delight. I've tried altromaria here, but only 1 ever returns even though I tried the hardier varieties. It doesn't bloom nearly as well as yours though.
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celeste/NH
12 years ago
These are all so pretty it is impossible to pick just one as a favorite! But since I have 'Malaysian Marketplace' myself I think that's my pick today. Thanks for showing us all these beauties.

Celeste
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newyorkrita
12 years ago
The red Alstromeria is beautiful even though it is a plant I am not familiar with. Your daylily beds are so neat and organized. Looks really good.
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Prettypetals_GA_7-8
12 years ago
Very nice pics today! Not familiar with Sarracenia. It looks to be very pretty and such an unusual shade. I try to grow alstromeria and love them but they seem to prefer cooler temps and don't do as well once the heat kicks in. Maybe I need to feed them better. Thanks for sharing, Judy
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deangreen
11 years ago
wow that 2nd version of LBB x PD is really great, i even like the colors more than PD.. LBB definitely passes along those purples! :)
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